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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-09
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.


People in Barber county, Kan, VIII cuiti-
vate Russian sunhowers for fuel
s.Eyesologyn is now chronicled as fashions
latest fad, and It means the telling OF cnarac>
ter from the color of the eyess
A syndicate a amsterdam bankers has
purchased 900 square miles of timber land In
restsrr, Florida ON which to found O colony
of Hollanders.
A Boston man threatens 10 build yacht
and name IL Miles Standish, to race the Brit
;st Where did he get the ideaf The court
shin of Miles Standish was not yacht
There are 1900 operatives engaged In the
shirt cuff and collar trade of Troy, n. T.,
a,d the amount of their wages for year
amounts to nearly 81. 100000.
At temperance meeting of one OF the
heading churches in this city woman IN the
audience asked tho speaker If communion
,,-;,,a s>ould not be weakened with water so as
| =, nrever,t persons from coughing after par
taking OF it
The latest English fad in New York city 1
| 20 ,,sa the word ssTown'i instead OF City ol
ssNev York; in addressing letter ons
vounp lady received an invitation 70 dinner
..,s;lss, ~ her two weeks before that was ad
| dressed in the new style
The public debt Of Canada has increase
SIS a minute during the whole OF Sir JOIN
Macdonald,s administration, allowing ten
working hours a day and twenty-six working
DAYS to the month.
A citizen OF Dalton, Canada. who wa
| troubled by q sore throat, used chlorate Q
potash tablets, which he carried in tin bo'
In his trousers pocket One day the box ez
,,lo.lad and he was badly blistered and hi
trousers were burned
Arizonians who thought they had convert
cd q Chinarnan were greatly surprised. afte
they had burned one Of his idols, 70 ind hlz
worshiping another. He simply said: AChir
aman make velly sure. Me catchee JOSS an
me catchee Mclean god
One Of the shortest hills, IL not the shortes
ever introduced in any legislature Is that =
Gently presented by Mr. Grover, Of Main
which read: ABe It enacted by this senafean
bo,,se III representatives in Legislature nssen
bled. as follows: Sec. 1T be dog is hereh
declared to be domestic animal Sec.
! This act shall talEe eflect when approved
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-09

Magistrate-You are old enough to
know better than to drink whisky,
Uncle Rastus- Uncle Rastus-I kain't
help it, 70 Honah- I inherited tas'
TO- ii. Magistrate Inherited taste
for il? Uncle Rastus Vas, sab Dat
boy Sam o. mine is drunk mos oh de
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-09
A Convenient House for Fowls.

There is no kind Of use to feed fowls
well and then fail to keep them warm ana
and dry They win not, indeed they can
not, give egg profit when not eonIort-
ably housed during inclement weather.
Warmth and comfort through the winter
season is the great secret of success.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-09
A rnAcrIcAL POULTRY HOUSE.

PRACTICAL TOtLIkh hoSS1-
The sketch for q poultry house here
given is designed for twenty-five to thirty
fowls, and makes practical and comfort
able house. The ground plan may DC
about 1920 feet and or feet high at
the corners or caves. There is a division
in the middle, with n good sized window
in each division facing the south, and
pair Of shutters to each window for clos
ing up az pleasure; outside door ON the
west end. roosting racks in each division
and nest boxes in the west.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-09
American Brains in American
Hands"
DR.. MAYo's CONCLUDING LECTURE IN
COLUMBUS.

Phonetic Report for THz CLARION, by Miss
Leaneila Beden, pupil Of the Industrial Insti-
tute and College.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-09
How ana when % Rnn she plau.

are easily broken up and soon return 70
their former efulness. y
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-09
ArricnlturaI Notes.

Tho Russian minister of agriculture re-
ports the deficiency In the winter wheat
crop of 1886 to have been 27 per cent. as
compared with the last four years. There
was, however, an increase of per cent.
in the spring wheat crop.
California nurserymen are importing
large stocks of cherry, plum, apple and
pear seedlings from France.
The Vermont State Agricultural col
lere has q ''winter class" for farmers, q
capital idea
Reports from the principal wheat grow
ing states continue to be generally favor
able, with the exception of those from
Illinois and Kansas.
A western inventor claims that prairie
grass. ground into pulp with corn stalks
and pressed into blocks, makes an eX-
ceIlent substitute for wood and coal.
Farmers are reported to consume 0,UOO
tons of twine per year on reef blndlnS
harvesterS.
Stephcn Beale, well known English au-
tbority on poultry, claims that large poul-
try farms have proven dismal failures.
The kitchen window is the best place
for nlants: the steam from the boilers and
kettles keeps the air moist.
Flour spoils very easily. During the
months from October to April but little
change takes place in good flour; but from
spring to August a fermentation is car
ried on, which gives rise to an offensive
| odor and which, once started, progresses
throughout the winter following.
The highest apple orchard in the United
| States is reported to be at Hot Springs,
| Lake Tahoe, Cal The trees bear well.
| This is said TO be the greatest altitude at
which this fruit is grown in this country,
being over G, 200 feet above the level OF
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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-03
Concerning Women.

The census of England and Wales
records 7,66S,O0O women as wage
earners.
SiXty-one women in all have made
the ascent of Mont Blanc. OF these
only three were Americans.
Mrs. Walker is the most successful
farmer in Georgia. She owns and
manages several thousand acres of
land which this year will yield her a
profit of $2O,0OO.
The late Mrs. Anna Paul Hendricks
of Madison, Iowa, was the wife of the
first Governor of that State. He was
at one time United States Senator,
and she rode to Washington on horse
back with him and sat by his side in
Congress.
Dona Isadora Cousin of Chilli is
said to be the richest woman in the
world, her fortune being rated as high
as 5000, 100000. She inherited cattle,
married mines, and now, a handsome
young widow, is actively engaged in
railroads, steamships, and dozen
other business enterprises.
Anna B. McMahan, in q recent pa
per in the American Magazine, DIS
cusses the progress of woman educa-
ton in this country. She shows that
the young women of America are
likely to soon surpass their brothers
in their intellectual development.
The colleges, seminaries, women's
clubs and similar organizations have
provided means of improving the
minds of their members, while the
males of a similar age are expanding
their minds and energies on cigaretts,
billiards, pool, horse-racing and base
ball.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-03

sun does not seem to go down at all.
A steamboat goes up from Stockholm
for the purpose of carrying those who
are curious to witness the phenom-
enon. 1t occurs only one night. The
sun reaches the horizon; you can see
the whole face of it, and in five min
utes more it begins to rise. AT the
North Cape, latitude 70 degrees, the
sun does not go down for several
weeks.
In June it would be about Is de-
grees above the horizon at midnight.
In the winter the sun disappears and
is not seen for weeks; then it comes
and remains for 10, Is or 20 minutes,
after which it descends, and finally
does not set at all, but makes almost
circle around the heavens. DIR.
Baird was asked how they managed
in those ATTITUDES with regard to hir-
ed persons, and what they considered
a day. He replied that they worked
by the hour, and ~ hours would be
considered days work. Birds and
animals take their accustomed rest at
the usual hours whether the sun
goes down or not.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-03
Days Without Nights.

Nothing strikes stranger more
forcibly, if he visits Sweden at the
seasons of the year when the days are
the longest, than the absence of night.
DR.. Baird once related some interest
ing facts: He arrived at Stockholm
from Gottenburg, 400 miles distant,
in the morning, and in the afternoon
went to see some friends. He re-
turned about midnight, when it was
as light as it is in England half an
hour before shutdown. You could see
distinctly, but all was quiet in the
street; it seemed rs if the Inhabitants
were gone away or were dead.
The sun in June goes down in
Stockholm little before ten O'Clock.
There is great Illumination all night
as the sun passes around the earth to-
ward the north pole, and tie refrac-
ton of the rays is such that you can
see to read at midnight without any
artificial light. The first morning,
DIR, Baird awOke to see the sun shin
ing in his room. He looked at hiS
watch and found it was only3 o'clock.
The next time he awoke it was )
O'Clock, but there were no persons in
the street.
The Swcdcs in the cities are not
very industrious. There is a noun
tain Mt the head Of the Gulf of Both
nia,r where, ~ the Dist of June, the
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-03
w. c. T. U. COLUMN.
lditeA aud Compiled by the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
A Traitor.

Yes, Il few years ago | was denounc-
ed as traitor to this government, and
that by German saloon keeper who
was really patriot by his arguments,
and of its FEASIBILITY l leave you to
Judge. Taking me into crowd, he
says: "Do you smokew / answered,
"No," "Do you chew~ "No, sir"
"You drink liquor" l said mot a
drop" "Then," he says, "you are a
traitor, because you do nothing to
support the government. chew,
smoke and drink, thus help sustain
the government that derives a reve-
nue. from whisky and tobacco" Has
it come to this, that man must use
the filthy tobacco and drink the pois-
onous liquor, in order to sustain the
government? Is it not time, Chris.
tian men, that we stand as unit
against seeking revenue from that
which makes man filthy and q
brute? Under this new rule for de-
termining mans loyalty, how
many Christian men are loyal to the
country, and disloyal to God?
PENNoCK.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-03
THE ''<'
Weekly American.
-+Cash Premiums to Agents.

In order to stimulate effort on the part OF
agents, at this leisure season of the year, to
extend the circulation of the WEEKLY
AMERICAN, the management has deter.
miped to offer one hundred and twenty cash
premiums to persons who will engage in the
work. 1t is hoped and believed that the
liberal amounts. offered will cause an indus
trious rivalry throughout contiguous sec.
tons, and many thousands be induced to
take the paper who have not hitherto &C.
ceived it. Not merely our regula. agents
are invited to engage in this competition,
but all persons whatsoever who see proper
to contend for the premiums offered. A
book will be opened in which every agent
will be credited with each name sent, be.
ginning July 10, 1887, until No. j, lSS7, at
whice time the awards viii! be made accord.
ing to results then ascertained, as follows
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-03

DO not err, as to the danger we are
in personally. Never poor drunk
ard but said once, 81 am in no dan
ger" Don't be alarmed, / am all
right" Lust is in the heart! Nor as
to our responsibilities should we
fall. Many a blistering finger will
point to the dram-seller, may be the
tippling father, as the cause of ruin as
the face is set towardsoute darkness.
And yet they 60 for their oacn sin, the
outgrowth of their own lust. Nor let
us err as to the relation in which God
stands to us in this fight against in
temperance. SO far from being a
tempter, He is our helper, our friend,
our father. The poison in the cup is
not fathers gift. We have often
heard it called sc good creature of
God and to be received with thanks
giving" Chemistry says it is the
product of the death and rOttenness
Of the grape and grain. 1t has served
its good purposes and is ready to be
thrown away, as other rotten things
are cast out. When men bottle up
the Installations of death and label ii
"a good gift of God" they libel God
and make him not the Father of lights
to the children of men, but the tempt
er of the weak and the enticer Of the
crring.
Subcribe for the STANDARD. $500
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-03
Noses to Order.

"The nose is simply piece of car
tilaee, "said surgeon, land its shape
can be changed with ease" A clever
Frenchman some years ago invented
a machine for that purpose, and l
have heard, made fortune by it, so
many people are troubled with noses
whose shapes do not please their own
ers or their owners friends. The
machine consisted of a shell in two
parts, hinged together. 1t is in shape
inside that of a perfectly modelled
nose, accorning to the type of the
features of the wearer. Thus you can
obtain a Roman, Grecian, retrousse,
aquiline, or any other shape you de-
sire.
To apply the instrument the nose
is first bathed in warm water at bed
time, and thoroughly heated and
softened. Then it is we'll creased in
olive oil, glycerine, vaseline, or other
oily substance. Finally, the nose
improver is fixed on and the sides
clasped together, and the wearer
keeps it on all night, taking care in
the morning to wash in cold water
only. 1t is rather a painful process
at first, but after the first two or three
applications of the improver there is
no more trouble. In about a month
the nose begins to take its new shape,
and at the end Of from eight to ten
weeks the alteration is said to be per-
feet and permanent-that is, until the
patient becomes tired of that particu-
lar shape and is DESTROYS of having
another, when the same operation
with another instrument is necessitat-
ed.
| have known people change their
noses four or five times in as many
years. In that way a man could
change the style of his nose as often
as he changed the cut of his trousers.
Undue exposure to cold winds, rain,
bright light or malaria, may bring on
Inflammation and soreness of the
eyes. DR.. J. II. McLean's Strength
| ening Eye Salve will Subdue the in
tlammation, cool and soothe the.
nerves, and strengthen weak and fail
ing Eye Sight. y cents box ut w.
II. Flcming'S.
Observation-Disclosures tokuow
"Wherc are the girls Of the past ~
Bringing up the girls of the future,
don't y0u ghiuk Lowell Citizen.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-03

There is today larger army under
its (the liquor traffic's) control, than
went to the war, while those mourn
ing over the vassalage and fall of
loved ones, exceed in numbers, and
in the bitterness of their woe, the
millions who were made childless
and widows by the casualties of that
fierce and sanguinary strife. And the
terrible disease, like cancer, is eat
ing into the very vitals of the nation,
destroying the mental and moral, as
well as the physical fibre of the peo-
pie. The liquor interest controls the
cities and largely influences state
legislation and the local politics Of
the country. And all this has come
to pass Notwithstanding the temper.
ance efforts of half a century, the
preaching of the sanctuary, the pres
ence and power of the Christian
church.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-03

Cant yur drive along about ten
'eet and let me in thereP" called the
river of a private carriage to a COL
red man who sat on a load OF ashes in
ont of a store yesterday and held the
Inns over the back of sorry-looking
lOIse.
Eyes. sah--co'se will"
After waiting two or three minutes
without any move being made the
river called again:
"WeA, are you going to let me in
here?"
"Of co'se ar, sab. lie already gin
lie ole hosS instrUckShuns TO purceed. "
Then why don't hep"
' "Ka>e d. time isn't mp. He's jist
-ittin a brace fu one f,n'cfut Dom
in a hurry an TN he, him outer di
ic,s'n tweniy mhits.'- BetroU Free
Press.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-03
PREMIUMS:

A1bALHkAOh
so for the largest club ...................$50
40 for the second largest club ............ 40
30 for the third largest club ............... 80
20 for the fourth largest club. ............. 90
10 for the fifth largest club. ........... 10
D Czech for nextfve largest clubs...... 25
ESQ each for next ten largest clubs. %
100 each for next 100 largest clubs. 100
Total to be distributed $500
Each subscription must be for twelve
months. This offer does not interfere with
the regular 10 per cent commission 10
agents, but these premiums will be given in
addition thereto.
Now let every sgent go 10 work in earnest
and assist in increasing the list Of THE
WEEKLY AMERICAN until the number
shall reach one hundred thousadd subscri-
beers. We should have that number in Ten.
nessee alone.
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THE AMERICAN.
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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-03

Terrible is the picture that Cough
draws of a man who, in a fit of deliri-
UNI tremens brought on by excessive
drinking, cut his throat. The doctor
came, the neighbors and friends gath
cred around him, all knew he must
die. The man lay on his back he
could scarcely articulate, only they
saw horrible dumb craving in his
eyes--a want he could not express.
"Do you want a ministers" He
shook his head; but still those hun
cry, glittering eyes seemed seeking
something. would you like a
prayer said" Again he waved his
hand impatiently, and moved his
lips, but no sound came. What
could he want? He was dying fast
and yet they could not make out his
dying wish. The doctor stopped, land
put his ear down.to the mans mouth
but he could not hear what he said
At last the man took his fingers and
fairly pinched the wound close, and
feebly articulated, doctor, fol
Christ's sake give me another glass y
Young men, would it not be wise t.
stop and think before you forge the
first links of such chain as this, be
fore you SOW wild oats, which may
prove acorns-those terrible sins 0
the flesh which, beginning with ;
banquet-wreath, end with throttlins
you with their tough, twisted roots
from which you cannot break loose.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-03

AnewSpapcrpoetdemand~ tokuow
"Wherc are the girls Of the past ~
Bringing up the girls Of the future,
don't y0H ghiuk " Lowell Citizen.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-03

subcribe for the srAND,np. $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-30
wEIpLER PLEADS nor GUILTY OF Nr-RDE
Degrees Conferred by Yale.
CONNEcTICuT ANp yIRGINIA SHAKE H.S1


The commencement exercises or Yale Yesterday
were attended by very large audience, among
which were many notable people. senator Evarts
and Cher Justice Waite occupied seats on the plat
forIn- Among the honorary degrees announced
We're Ii d., Hon, j. K Tucker, OF Lexington, Va /;
Hon. Oryile H. Platt, senator from Connecticut:
Chauncey NJ Depew, OF New York, Yale 1S56
AT the alumni dinner an address was made by
Hon. D. Randolph Tucker, VINO spoke OF the part
taken oy virginia and Connecticut In the federal
Convention. and CT the pleasant relations which
hau Always existed between the TWO States and
closed by extending Nirsin1a'S greeting 10 Yale,
which had oteE sen through him. As ae sat dow u
President Dwight rose and said: yale ;ivr.rs1ty
and Tee state OF Connecticut extend tie rignt
htbd vi fellowship 10 Old Nirginis." Mr. TLcaer
s2ra-e 20 his feel and. grasping President DwI-ht
u Ire ii4nd, attepje'i u reply. but tlc OutbursU
C. ~ pause Was - enthusiastic that be stood
tf..i minutes AOsdlng the president 5y he hand
D. ioTe he could Dc heard VIZ. III. kcr thanked
Prudent Dwight for his noble sentiment and
Pared Coz 10 bless me union Of Connecticut and
N.E.iht& and Yale University. TAi, exchange OF
H. -'r-rai greetings and Tn" striking manner In
A1lSA II earned Out AdtsQ huSiasfn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-30
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
Schedule in effect. SUNDAY JUNE 10th, 1887
until further notice.

Schedule in effect. SUNDAY. JUNE 18th, 1887,
until further notice.
Leave Washington from Station corner o, New Jer-
sey avenue and c street.
$40 Z
Fast Limited E1press for Fttsbure and Chicago ar
ing q $3.50 No extra fare is charged on this train for
For Cincinnati. Louisville and St. Louis daily at 8 l.
EN- and 9 30 pm- with through coaches and Palace
change; PIN. fast limited train to cincnnsti
ana st Louis arrixng in Cincinn. next morning at
FL Ss.s vS Hs.s sy
Sleeping Cars to Plttsburx;
e1ffePf Grace Newark Wilmington and ph.
For MIs1on bsaRare a and points
between a Baltimore and Wilmington 500 daily
For asyre de Grace singerly and intermediate
S Sn Week sfes day
sH ssa re s4 aS So
BslfsTs 60 Sundays gy 81 go q $40 and
s. sass.s sas 30 and llo and
For Way Stations between Washington and Rslti:
sna 90 sana.y j. 81 aas &
tn Branch Sa 5 so
m for principal stations only; 40 daily, ex-
50s Sa ' Sn nn On seps at al
stations. For Gaithersburg and intermediate points
sos am, 12 80, except Sunday, 30 and IL y
pm. daily For Boyd's and intermedis stations 20
M daily: Church train leaves Washington on Sunday
only at Is pm, stopping at all stations Metro
politan Branch. For Frederick 1910 am. and 4: 40
pm daily, except Sunday.
For Hat;erstown 1910 am. and $50 pm. daily. ex
cept Sunday.
Trans arrive from the West daily 8 20. 7:2O Am,
l. and 4:20 pm.
From points ON Shenandoah Valley R.R. 1 15 pm.
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From and
From Havre de Grace. Singerly and intermediate
points north Of Baltimore. 1000 Dam.
From Annapolis, 8 80 and 10 :35 am, and 150 and
8 20 pm. sunday 10 80 a.m :35 pm.
From Harpers Ferry and Valley Railroad. Sis pm
daily, except Sunday.
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and S:15 p. daily except Sunday.
Trains leave Baltimore Washington at TO- $3.50.
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